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#59564
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Terminator Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59564/action/topic#59564
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Originally posted by: bad_karma24
Everything I've seen about T3 says it's Super35. Where did you hear about it being hard matted?

Why do you choose the version that shows the most information? As illustrated above, that may not always be the directors intent. A Fish Called Wanda is also a perfect example of this.


Tested it myself. Compared several internet widescreen shots with fullscreen shots of my DVD. In all shots with an effect in them like Judgement Day fullscreen appeared to show more on the top and bottom and widescreen showed more on the sides. In all non effect shots I could not find one where widescreen showed anything more on the sides. The widescreen version is a hack job. I always choose whatever version shows most of the movie. Which is normally widescreen. There are exceptions.
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#59532
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Stop the PG-13 madness
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59532/action/topic#59532
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Jimbo. Will you please explain how more swearing makes a movie better?

Imagine Star Wars rated R. You can't tell me that would be a good idea!


I wouldn't like an R rated Star Wars. But this is Alien and Predator. Two R rated franchise. The PG-13 rating for Alien versus Predator is insane. I also read that the movie was planned and filmed as an R rated picture. Some mother fuckers at the studio cut his movie down to make it a more family friendly movie. I hope we get an R rated directers cut for the DVD.
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#59502
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HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59502/action/topic#59502
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Originally posted by: bad_karma24
Simply because they use the same lasers doesn't necessarily mean they can play different discs. If they can't decode the video then they have a problem.


Both formats use the same lasers and same video quality. So my guess is that they will enventually release a player compatible with both formats. The formats will launch incompatible. Recently they have released Players that play both DVD-A and SA-CD.
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#59491
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Stop the PG-13 madness
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59491/action/topic#59491
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Originally posted by: die-jarjar-die
here's another exampe of a movie franchise being watered down:

The Terminator - 18 Rated

Terminator 2 - 15 Rated

Terminator 3 - 12A Rated

Although I personally thought T3 was BETTER than T2

Why????? well it was good fun, offered a good explanation (IMO) as to how Skynet survived T2 & was still able to execute Judgement Day & had one hell of an ending - A very brave move that I felt worked EXTREMELY well!

Although Kristiannna Loken looked good she certainly wasn't enough of a reason to LOVE this movie (just before Jimbo pops in & says its the ONLY or MAIN reason this movie rocked....gasp a naked woman! Oh my! Never seen one of those before )


Bullshit I liked Terminator 3 because it was a good movie. It had a good story, good acting, great effects. Tits or no tits its a good movie. The tits are just a little added benefit. Im not going to pretend I didn't love em but as Eurotrip proves its not enough to prevent a bad script from sucking.
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#59475
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Terminator Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59475/action/topic#59475
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Originally posted by: Figrin_Dan
lol

Now I know you like winding people up on this site Jimbo, you've just confirmed it with that statement about the ending of T3. How was it emotional? How was it well done? It was absolutely, f***ing shocking, a complete set up for T4.

You make me laugh you annoying little bastard.......


The ending was geneous you annoying little fucker. It was very well done. Certainly alot better then Terminator 2s retarded lowering into the lava. Thats the stupidest ending. If I were John I would have dismantled him and examined him for weaknesses to prepare for the days I would have to fight them. Anything was better then lowering it into the level. Arnolds death scene in Terminator 3 made much more sense. Plus the line "You are Terminated" was very cool as was the T-Xs not me look. She just don't look so pretty without her skin.
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#59448
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Terminator Thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59448/action/topic#59448
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Jim Cameron refused to participate. He stated in an interview he likes Terminator 3 and hated Alien 3. Whats wrong with some tits. The T-X makes sense. Most of her targets are young men who would be drawn to such a form. God those tits were fine (you can only see them in the fullscreen version). Problem with both sequels is Arnold never kills anyone. Hes the friggin Terminator reprogramed or not he needs to Terminate. I never liked Terminator 2 Arnold. He was too emotional and said some horrendus dialog even Arnold can't make sound cool. "Why do you cry" or worse "I need a vacation". In Terminator 3 he was still the good guy but was less emotional and was always in charge not taking orders from some damn little brat. He felt more like a machine and I greatly prefered his preformance. He will always be best as the bad guy. As the bad guy he was the best villian of all time. I do agree about the score. Thats probably the only thing I prefered the second movie at. Also Terminator 3s best moment (yes even better thne the T-Xs entrance) was the ending. It was so tragic, so emotional, so well done.

"Maybe the Future has been writen I don't know all I know is never quit fighting and I never will. The battle has just begun"
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#59446
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HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59446/action/topic#59446
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One thing I don't believe that HD-DVD will make SD-DVD obsolete anytime soon. Titles on HD-DVD will be very slow at first. All HD-DVD players will be backwards compatible and HD-DVD players will make SD-DVDs look there best. You'll be glad that you have your many SD-DVDs to watch until there High Definition replacements arrive. Also since HD-DVD and Blu-Ray have the same size, shape, and lasers I am sure there will eventually be a player that plays both formats.
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#59427
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Stop the PG-13 madness
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59427/action/topic#59427
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Originally posted by: Luke Skywalker
but what if they have any material that classifies it as an R rating...
your just gonna rate it that anyway?
lol

plus maybe they're gearing this to a younger audience...
hell if it was R rated you wouldnt be able to see it jimbo..
so why's it so bad being PG?


I am 17 years old. Even if I wasn't my dad is also a fan of the franchises and we will see it together. I am saying off screen violence and off screen nudity piss me off. Robocop was a franchise killed by the PG-13 rating. When you dumb down an R rated movie to PG-13 you always lessen the movie. Alien versus Predator PG-13 is the worst. I have read reviews stating we will get off screen chest bursting. Can you say fuck well the movie can't. The line "Your one ugly mothufucker" is my favorite movie line. I can't watch Arnold say that without smiling. Great lines like that are always absent in PG-13.
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#59372
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HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59372/action/topic#59372
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Originally posted by: Jay
I try not to get into these DVD vs HD-DVD vs BluRay debates anymore because I recognize that my priorities are different from most consumers. I actually look forward to the day I can sell all my DVDs on ebay and replace them with HD versions.

Watching movies at the screen size I do (92" diagonal 16:9), DVDs are inadequate. The resolution is too low and the color fidelity isn't there. I hear a lot of people claim that with proper scaling and higher pixel counts on digital displays, DVDs can approach HD quality. That's true in part. Closeups on reference DVDs look outstanding on my setup. Medium shots look really good. Watch any far shots with lots of small details, and you'll see a huge difference between DVD and HD. DVDs look soft and muddy in comparison.

HD on disc will start out as a niche format, but sales of HD displays are booming. Whoever wins in the end--HD-DVD or BluRay--will do just fine because morons like me will buy the first deck out the door. If there are a significant number of titles available on HD-DVD that I can't get on BluRay, then I'll just have to buy both.

Also keep in mind who's pushing HD on disc; it's not the studios. They're happy to sell you the same content again, sure. The real push is coming from manufacturers who can't profit on DVD player sales anymore because Chinese manufacturers are flooding the market with $40 DVD players. Manufacturers need a new format so they can sell expensive decks.

To address a few points I'm too lazy to go back and quote:

Claiming laserdisc failed because it didn't offer enough of an improvement over VHS is silly. The benefits over VHS are huge on a good TV. The best LDs I've seen are superior to most non-anamorphic DVDs. LDs failed because they're 12" wide and many movies required two or three discs. DVD took off not primarily because of image quality improvements, but because it's a 5" disc that reminds consumers of CDs, which they loved to death until they started raping content providers by downloading MP3s. Lazy consumers prefer convenience to quality. That's why microwaves are so popular.

Claiming HD has no advantage over DVD because one D-VHS movie doesn't look all that great is absurd. Having had HD via cable for about two years now, I can tell you that the best HD broadcasts--which have lower bitrates and overall lower quality than D-VHS--completely decimate DVD on a good setup. View a D-VHS tape such as Fight Club, and you'll see what HD can do. As digital displays evolve to support 1080p, then you'll really see some shit.


Thanks thats what I have been saying. HD-DVD and Blu-Ray will both suport 1080p. Personally I have yet to even see 1080p. I was blown away by 1080i D-VHS. D-VHS has resolution superior to HDTV broadcasts. In a way DVD vs. D-VHS is similar to VHS vs LD. VHS was cheaper and more convient but Laserdiscs had far better picture and sound. HD-DVD will bring all the convience of DVD with amazing quality. D-VHS has a maximum bit rate of 28.2 megabits per second, HDTV has 19.4 megabits per second, DVDs have 9.6 megabits per second (though DVDs rarely get this high due to storage) all use MPEG-2. HD-DVD has 19 megabits per second but at MPEG-4. MPEG-4 is 3x as powerful as MPEG-2 so That makes HD-DVDs picture far better then any High definition we have today.